Scott MacKenzie finishes things early into the overtime period with a high-to-high straight past Gvozden. Jack McBride had the assist and Chris Bates and the Tigers will head home with another strong win under their belts.
Princeton gets a couple of chances towards the end of the fourth but can't put it away.
Sleeping giant Michael Kimmel finds his first hole in the Princeton defense and rips a shot right through it. The game is tied with fourteen seconds left and it looks like we're heading to the second overtime of the day.
Princeton takes a time out before the final seconds.
This game is shaping up to look a little like the Duke-Maryland game. Hopkins has some time to even things up, but look for the Tigers to really clamp down defensively and keep the Blue Jays out of the box.
Hopkins' Zach Palmer reminds us with a sick goal that Froccaro isn't the only freshman on the field. Four minutes is an eternity in college lacrosse, so this game is far from over.
Jeff Froccaro gets his fourth goal of the game and his seventh in two games, securing his place as one of the likely Inside Lacrosse Players of the Game for the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic.
The crossbar also deserves a lot of credit on both sides. It's done a good job of keeping balls out of the net as well (I count at least 4 times).
Tyler Fiorito comes up with another big save. He's been very solid throughout the day and deserves a lot of the credit for keeping the Hopkins offense in check.
Princeton is currently outshooting Hopkins 34-19 for the entire game as we reach the final minutes.
Jeff Froccaro gets his second hat trick in only his second collegiate game. Unreal.
Blue Jay Max Chautin gets an unassisted goal. I can't really say that Fiorito had a chance on that, but who knows.
Hopkins' Steven Boyle takes about 7 seconds to bring the score back to 8-7. This is turning into a shooting contest.
Jeff Froccaro literally slaps the ball into the net after Gvozden manages to get a stick on Chris McBride's shot.
Princeton is controlling the ball around the Hopkins goal and is trying to find an opening.
The Blue Jays' Tom Duerr gets his second goal. Princeton needs to tighten its defense of at least get a long possession to slow down Hopkins' offensive rhythm.
Hopkins' Kyle Wharton gets on the board. He's been less of a presence this game than one might think.
Shots
Princeton takes a 7-4 lead into the locker room, something coach bates will surely be happy with. The Tigers have come out and have done well to keep the Hopkins offense away from Tyler Fiorito. That's almost due to Princeton's relentless offense as much as their defense. When the Princeton goal has been threatened, Fiorito has lived up to his Face-Off Classic reputation and come up with the big saves.
Jack McBride nets his third goal of the game to extend the Princeton lead. Rob Engelke gets the assist.
Fiorito makes a highlight reel save to maintain the Tigers' lead. Neither team has let their intensity slip and the game will almost definitely remain competitive going into the second half.
Princeton has a solid lead right now but can't get too comfortable. Hopkins' offense isn't one that you can take for granted.
There's a lot of chatter in the press box about Princeton's uniforms. I still think they're awesome.
Tyler Moni sidearms a canonball right past Gvozden's right hip. Hopkins calls a time out to try and regroup and break up some of the Tigers' momentum.
Chris McBride absolutely slings a high-to-high shot past Gvozden. I feel bad the the goalie; it can't be easy to stare that shot down.
Jack McBride closes the quarter with a goal. As the teams head into the second session, Princeton is outshooting Hopkins 12-8.
Princeton has kept the ball deep in Hopkins territory for the final minutes of the quarter. There's an attempt to create something but a few sloppy passes have made that hard to do.
Hopkins' Chris Boland scores at 4:23 and freshman Jeff Froccaro comes right back with a Princeton goal. Expect this game's score to get into the double digits.
Princeton's Tyler Moni ties up the game off of an assist by Rob Engelke. If Engelke can continue to facilitate the Tigers' transition game the way he did against Hofstra, Princeton will be in good shape.
Hopkins' Chris Boland stays calm through some tough Princeton defense to put the Blue Jays up 2-1. Princeton wins the ensuing faceoff and does well on the transition to get some strong chances in Hopkins territory.
Hopkins' Tom Duerr responds quickly with a hard and fast corner shot that Fiorito had no chance against. It looks like we're in for a horse race here.
The Tigers started things off with a bang. Jack McBride ripped a shot past Gvozden to open up the early lead. Hopkins is currently on a long possession and is looking to settle down.
We're live with the men's lacrosse team at M&T Bank Stadium for the 2010 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic!
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